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This week on the podcast I am joined by Dawn Deguire. Dawn is a 200-hour RYT and the co-founder of the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association (SIYA). Dawn is passionate about bringing the healing powers of yoga to indigenous communities and that is exactly what we are talking about in this episode!

Dawn shares her background in yoga and what inspired her to create SIYA. She also talks about what the yoga teacher training program entails and how it weaves in Indigenous traditions with yoga. Dawn shares what benefits they have seen from bringing yoga to Indigenous communities, how we can create more inclusivity for Indigenous communities in yoga, and much more.

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Discussed in this episode:

• How did Dawn find yoga?
• What inspired Dawn to become a yoga teacher
• The story of founding the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association
• How the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association works to empower yoga teachers from Indigenous communities
• How can you make a yoga class or studio more inclusive to Indigenous communities?
• How are graduates of SIYA’s yoga teacher training
• How SIYA incorporates the traditions of yoga with the world view from their communities

• And much more… Here is the episode!

Dawn & I continue this conversation on M.B.Om: Behind the Scenes over on Patreon where we discuss the process of creating a non-profit organization. For less than the cost of 2 lattes per month, you will get access to this exclusive episode with Dawn, as well as over 20 never-before-heard episodes that you can’t access anywhere else that will give you tangible ways to dive deeper into your yoga business. To learn more and join, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/mbomyoga

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